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Old Jul 13, 2008 | 11:44 PM
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Originally Posted by elnino
well there is no point on balancing this tires..i think...but im gona have to...
Well regardless if the balancing will fix this problem or not your tires should always be in balance
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Old Jul 14, 2008 | 12:05 AM
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you rite...


regardless of this...will putting the ram assist solve the death woble?
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Old Jul 14, 2008 | 12:41 AM
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No but it might make it worse. Some states require that Hydro assited steering (ram assist) not be used in a vehicle used on the highway.
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Old Jul 14, 2008 | 01:32 AM
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dude i live in miami...lol
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Old Jul 14, 2008 | 01:56 AM
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dude i live in miami...lol
Sry not familar with the laws of every state. What are the rules/laws in Florida?
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Old Jul 16, 2008 | 12:13 AM
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so i balance the tires....one of them asked for 17.5 lol!!! anyway...they are at 0...and i got the death woble only two times while going 50 and hit something...i notice..something..only on the left tire...when i hit something with the rigth one..it doesnt matter if im going 90 it wont do it.. ( i havent pass 50)...

im guessing it could be..mm idk...
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Old Jul 16, 2008 | 12:19 AM
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Maybe you lost some of that lead on the Left tire/wheel. Something happened when you hit the first bump. Tell them to check that wheel again and to use the glue on weights. I have never had one of those come off.
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Old Jul 16, 2008 | 12:41 AM
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Originally Posted by BlueXJ
Maybe you lost some of that lead on the Left tire/wheel. Something happened when you hit the first bump. Tell them to check that wheel again and to use the glue on weights. I have never had one of those come off.
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i checked they are all there....

could it be my upper control arm?..

i have rusty adj arms and they have a nut so they dont have play...well the 2 upper ones are loose..
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Old Jul 16, 2008 | 12:45 AM
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They should not be loose!!! Find out why they are loose. Is it from wear or from the adjustment nut backing off or what, and then fix it.
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Old Jul 16, 2008 | 12:47 AM
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Originally Posted by BlueXJ
They should not be loose!!! Find out why they are loose. Is it from wear or from the adjustment nut backing off or what, and then fix it.
nop i just forgot...they are suposte to be loose for better flex..idk about DD with them off...
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Old Jul 16, 2008 | 12:50 AM
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Sitting on flat ground they should not be moveable at all by even a pry bar. If they move then something is wrong.
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Old Jul 16, 2008 | 12:51 AM
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but the ones im talking about arent the ones that go to the brackets...im talking about the ones that adjust the arm


BTW! thanks for answering so fast bluexj

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Old Jul 16, 2008 | 01:18 AM
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but the ones im talking about arent the ones that go to the brackets...im talking about the ones that adjust the arm


BTW! thanks for answering so fast bluexj
Nothing should be loose on the UCAs or the LCAs either for that matter. They limit the forward or reverse movement of the differential and should only move when the suspension moves and that could only be an up and down movement.

I was sitting here and playing on several different forums and saw you were still around so why not respond.
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Old Jul 16, 2008 | 01:19 AM
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hehe thanks...

well tomorrow i will wrench those suckers in...lol

tomorrow im welding the tabs for my ram assist to..
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Old Jul 16, 2008 | 08:08 AM
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When i look at the axle end of the trackbar, it makes me think. There's no bracket coming over the trackbar bushing. The bolt is simply bolted on one side of the axle. You said there's play in there so that's probably you culprit. When you have someone turn the steering wheel back and forth, is there ANY movement in that joint? If there is, it can cause the wobble you are experiencing.

by the way, describe your death wobble? what is it like?
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